Charlie Rangel's career

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) is one of the longest serving members of Congress who on Tuesday won the most serious reelection battle of his career to defend his upper Manhattan seat. In 2010, the House Ethics Committee charged Rangel, then chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, with 13 counts of violating House rules and federal laws alleging various financial dealings that broke the public trust. As a result, Rangel stepped down from the committee. Born on June 11, 1930 in New York City, the Korean War veteran was first elected in 1970.

President Bill Clinton shakes hands with Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., as Rangel watches during a ceremony marking the agreement between Republicans and Democrats to balance the budget on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday July 29, 1997.
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